Editing Manalapan Township, New Jersey (section)

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Manalapan Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Manalapan Township include:

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* [[Robby Andrews]] (born 1991), 2016 American Olympic 1500m runner and NCAA mid-distance running champion<ref>Staff. [http://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/03/virginias_robby_andrews_a_mana.html "Virginia's Robby Andrews, a Manalapan native, is leaving school"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', March 1, 2012. Accessed July 8, 2012. "Manalapan native Robby Andrews, a two-time NCAA 800-meter champion, is leaving the University of Virginia, the school announced today."</ref>
* [[Jim Babjak]] (born 1957), guitarist for [[the Smithereens]]<ref>Cahillane, Kevin. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9806E7DC143BF933A25753C1A9629C8B63 "Not Fade Away: The Smithereens' Monument to Persistence"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 10, 2004. Accessed November 15, 2008. "'We have the same mentality as the old blues singers,' said the lead guitarist, Jim Babjak, who lives in Manalapan with his wife and three sons."</ref>
* [[Danny Basavich]] (born 1978), professional [[pocket billiards|pool]] player<ref>McGrath, Charles. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/06/books/06pool.html "The Happy Hustler"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 6, 2007. Accessed June 12, 2008. "Mr. Basavich grew up, one of two children, in Manalapan, N.J."</ref>
* [[Jason Bergmann]] (born 1981), [[pitcher]] for the [[Washington Nationals]]<ref>Heyman, Brian. [http://www.app.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070926/SPORTS/709260402/1002 "Agonizin' loss for Amazin's"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 26, 2007. "Reyes got one back by rocketing Manalapan native Jason Bergmann's third pitch over the fence in right-center to open the bottom half."</ref>
* [[Rachel Breton]] (born 1990), [[association football|soccer]] [[Striker (association football)|striker]] and [[Defender (association football)|defender]] who played for [[Sky Blue FC]] and [[New Jersey Wildcats]]<ref>[http://www.skybluefc.com/player/rachel-breton/ Rachel Breton], [[Sky Blue FC]]. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Hometown: Manalapan, New Jersey"</ref>
* [[Lou Brutus]] (born 1962), radio host, musician and photographer<ref>Roques, Alice. [http://rockrevoltmagazine.com/interview-lou-brutus/ "Interview: Lou Brutus"], ''RockRevolt'' magazine. Accessed October 19, 2014. "I grew up in Manalapan Township in Englishtown, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Alyssa Campanella]] (born 1990), Miss New Jersey Teen USA 2007, [[Miss California USA]] 2011, and [[Miss USA 2011]]<ref>Garcia, Oskar via [[Associated Press]]. [http://www.app.com/article/20110620/NJNEWS10/306200027/Former-Manalapan-resident-Alyssa-Campanella-takes-Miss-USA-crown "Former Manalapan resident Alyssa Campanella takes Miss USA crown"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', June 20, 2011. Accessed June 20, 2011. "Originally from Manalapan, N.J., Alyssa Campanella began modeling at age 16, graduated from high school a year early and received a scholarship to the New York Conservatory for Dramatic Arts, according to her personal website."</ref>
* [[Frank Conover]] (born 1968), football player for the NFL's [[Cleveland Browns]] in 1991 who was drafted out of [[Syracuse University]]<ref>[http://www.nfl.com/players/frankconover/profile?id=CON607347 Frank Conover profile], [[National Football League]]. Accessed July 23, 2008.</ref>
* [[Frank Coppa]] (born 1941), gangster in the [[Bonanno crime family]]<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/coppa_f.htm Exclusion List: Frank Coppa Sr.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060920133653/http://www.state.nj.us/lps/ge/exclusion/coppa_f.htm |date=September 20, 2006 }}, [[New Jersey Attorney General]]. Accessed April 3, 2008.</ref>
* [[David DeJesus]] (born 1979), former [[right fielder]] for the [[Tampa Bay Rays]]<ref>[http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20031028&content_id=595637&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kca DeJesus: Baseball beginnings] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080304071901/http://www.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20031028&content_id=595637&vkey=news_kc&fext=.jsp&c_id=kca |date=March 4, 2008 }}, [[Major League Baseball]], October 28, 2003. Accessed February 20, 2008. "My name is David DeJesus. I was born in Brooklyn, New York and raised in Manalapan, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Louie DeVito]], DJ and producer<ref>Cronick, Scott. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F0B58D98EC474D2&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "'America's DJ' Spins His Way Into Taj's Casbah Club"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', December 28, 2001. Accessed June 20, 2011. "'Dance music is growing not as quick as I would like but it's growing' says DeVito a Manalapan resident."</ref>
* [[Michael DeVito]] (born 1961), competitive eater and three-time winner of the [[Nathan's Hot Dog Eating Contest]]<ref>Strunsky, Steve. [https://www.nytimes.com/1998/05/24/nyregion/hot-diggity-dog-diggity-fame-eating-his-way-to-the-top.html "Hot Diggity! Dog Diggity! -- Fame; Eating His Way to the Top"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 24, 1998. Accessed August 6, 2012. "Michael DeVito, 36, of Manalapan, won five straight state championships, from 1992 to 1996, in competitions sponsored by that hallowed wiener institution, Nathan's. He is also a three-time world champion -- 1990, 1993 and 1994 -- in the contest held every Fourth of July at the Nathan's on Surf Avenue in Coney Island."</ref>
* [[Vic DiBitetto]] (born 1961), comedian and actor<ref>Grossman, Jeremy. [http://nt.gmnews.com/news/2014-11-27/Front_Page/Local_comedian_Vic_DiBitetto_prepares_for_breakout.html "Local comedian Vic DiBitetto prepares for breakout year "] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141214095435/http://nt.gmnews.com/news/2014-11-27/Front_Page/Local_comedian_Vic_DiBitetto_prepares_for_breakout.html |date=December 14, 2014 }}, ''News Transcript'', November 27, 2014. Accessed December 14, 2014. "In show business, it's not 'who you know,' but 'who knows you.' At least, that seems to be the case for Manalapan resident Vic DiBitetto, who, after 30 years of fighting in the trenches of stand-up comedy, has finally made it big."</ref>
* [[Dylan Dreyer]] (born 1981), meteorologist on ''[[Weekend Today]]''<ref>[http://www.today.com/allday/dylan-dreyer-weather-anchor-todays-weekend-editions-6C10109543 "Dylan Dreyer, weather anchor for Today's weekend editions"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141019190841/http://www.today.com/allday/dylan-dreyer-weather-anchor-todays-weekend-editions-6C10109543 |date=October 19, 2014 }}, ''[[Today (U.S. TV program)|Today]]'', June 4, 2013. Accessed October 19, 2014. "Dreyer is a native of Manalapan, New Jersey and currently lives in the New York area."</ref>
* [[Val Emmich]] (born 1979), singer, songwriter and actor<ref>La Gorce, Tammy. [https://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/02peoplenj.html "A Rocker Who Rocks to His Own Beat (and CD)"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', December 2, 2007. Accessed June 8, 2008. "'So I just went,' said Mr. Emmich, who grew up in Manalapan and graduated from Manalapan High School."</ref>
* [[Anthony Firkser]] (born 1995), [[tight end]] for the [[New England Patriots]]<ref>[https://www.titansonline.com/team/players-roster/anthony-firkser/ Anthony Firkser], [[Tennessee Titans]]. Accessed September 28, 2019. "The Manalapan, N.J., native was originally signed by the New York Jets as an undrafted free agent on May 5, 2017."</ref>
* [[Jay Glazer]] (born 1969), [[sportswriter]] and [[National Football League]] insider for [[Fox Sports (United States)|Fox Sports]]<ref>Best, Neil. [https://www.newsday.com/sports/columnists/neil-best/glazer-s-been-crafty-as-fox-to-become-the-top-insider-1.772013 "Glazer's been crafty as Fox to become the top insider"], ''[[Newsday]]'', October 4, 2008. Accessed July 5, 2018. "Glazer grew up in Manalapan, N.J., and attended Pace University while working as a stand-up comic and bartender."</ref>
* [[Ishmael Hyman]] (born 1995), [[American football]] [[wide receiver]] for the [[Tampa Bay Buccaneers]] of the NFL<ref>Witkowski, Wayne. [https://archive.centraljersey.com/2013/07/25/sjv-grad-hyman-prepares-for-college-football-career-at-kansas/amp/ "SJV grad Hyman prepares for college football career at Kansas"], Greater Media, July 25, 2013. Accessed December 16, 2019. "Just at the time he would have headed to the NJSIAA Meet of Champions (MOC) to compete in the 100- and 200-meter dashes on behalf of St. John Vianney High School (SJV), Ishmael Hyman of Manalapan had to take a different route."</ref>
* [[PrettyMuch|Nick Mara]] (born 1997), singer, dancer<ref>{{Citation|title=Answering Your Questions!|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMmc7ue-geY| archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/aMmc7ue-geY| archive-date=2021-12-11 | url-status=live|language=en|access-date=2019-08-07}}{{cbignore}}</ref>
* [[Kyle Mullen]] (died 2022, class of 2015) former captain of the [[Yale Bulldogs football]] team who enlisted in the [[United States Navy]] after college and died following the [[United States Navy SEAL selection and training#Phase 1: Physical conditioning (7 weeks)|"Hell Week"]] portion of [[United States Navy SEALs|Navy SEAL]] training<ref>Bassin, Steve. [https://centraljersey.com/2022/02/07/manalapan-to-honor-former-star-football-player-who-passed-away-from-complications-after-basic-navy-seal-training/ "Manalapan mourns passing of Navy SEAL trainee"], ''News Transcript'', February 7, 2022. Accessed February 9, 2022. "Residents in Manalapan are mourning the passing of former Manalapan High School football player Kyle Mullen, 24, of Manalapan, who died on Feb. 4 while training to become a U.S. Navy SEAL."</ref>
* [[Jack Perri]] (born 1975), head men's basketball coach at [[Southern New Hampshire University]]<ref>[http://www.snhupenmen.com/sports/mbkb/2017-18/releases/20180605i2av5f "Jack Perri Selected as Head Men’s Basketball Coach"], [[Southern New Hampshire University]], June 5, 2018. Accessed July 5, 2018. "A native of Manalapan, N.J., Perri and his wife, Julie, are the proud parents of three children, Sean Patrick, Jackson Richard and Charlotte Taylor."</ref>
* [[Johnny Petraglia]] (born 1947), former professional [[Ten-pin bowling|ten-pin bowler]] who won 14 [[Professional Bowlers Association|PBA]] titles and the PBA Triple Crown<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=NewsLibrary&p_multi=APAB&d_place=APAB&p_theme=newslibrary2&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0F8B68590379863F&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Petraglia top-seeded for match play"], [[Associated Press]] Archive, August 26, 1998. Accessed June 20, 2011. "Petraglia, of Manalapan, N.J., began to pull away from the pack after rolling a 300, as well as two high games of 268."</ref><ref>Orr, Conor. [https://www.nj.com/sports/index.ssf/2012/02/pba_legend_johnny_petraglia_ne.html "PBA legend Johnny Petraglia never forgets his roots as a soldier"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], February 24, 2012. Accessed July 5, 2018. "A Manalapan Township resident for the past 32 years, he was molded by his experiences as a soldier and when he came back from Vietnam, he went on a tear that placed him among the top tier of bowlers of all time."</ref>
* [[Daniel Rosenthal (politician)|Daniel Rosenthal]] (born 1991), politician who has since 2017 represented the 27th District in the [[New York State Assembly]] and was the Assembly's youngest member when he took office<ref>Kadinsky, Sergey. [http://www.queensjewishlink.com/featured-stories/assemblyman-dan-rosenthal-sworn-pomonok-ceremony/ "Assemblyman Dan Rosenthal Sworn In At Pomonok Ceremony"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127083957/http://www.queensjewishlink.com/featured-stories/assemblyman-dan-rosenthal-sworn-pomonok-ceremony/ |date=January 27, 2018 }}, ''Queens Jewish Link'', January 17, 2018. Accessed January 26, 2018. "The youngest member of the State Assembly took his oath of office before a packed auditorium at P.S. 201 in Pomonok, sharing the stage with his family, fiancée, and local political leaders.... Raised in Manalapan, New Jersey, he settled in Queens to study at Touro College’s Lander College for Men."</ref>
* [[Dan Smith (poker player)|Dan Smith]] (born 1989), professional poker player whose poker tournament championships include a [[World Poker Tour]] title<ref>Fast, Erik. [https://www.cardplayer.com/cardplayer-poker-magazines/66229-dan-smith-10-2/articles/21084-long-live-king-dan "Long Live King Dan; Dan Smith Strings Together Run of Huge Wins in One of Tournament Poker’s Best Years Ever"], ''[[Card Player]]'', February 1, 2013. Accessed June 27, 2019. "Since he was a child in Manalapan, New Jersey, Smith has had an affinity for games, but in 2012 he has transformed from being a well-respected poker professional to one of the monsters of the poker world."</ref>
* [[Michael Sorrentino|Mike "The Situation" Sorrentino]] (born 1981), cast member of MTV's ''[[Jersey Shore (TV series)|Jersey Shore]]''<ref>Staff. [https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/jersey-shores-mike-the-situation-sorrentino-opens-up-about-his-relationship-with-family/ "'Jersey Shore's' Mike 'The Situation' Sorrentino Opens Up About His Relationship With Family"], ''[[New York Post]]'', October 4, 2010. Accessed June 20, 2011. "'The Situation' is moving fast -- but keeping it real. He's gone from Manalapan, NJ, to Hollywood in less than a year -- but MTV's ''Jersey Shore'' star, born Mike Sorrentino, is coming into his own on ''Dancing With the Stars.''"</ref>
* [[Carl R. Woodward]] (1890–1974), educator and college administrator who served from 1951 to 1958 as the fifth president of the [[University of Rhode Island]]<ref>Herron, Elizabeth; and Warnock-Weiner, Nancy. [http://www2.scc.rutgers.edu/ead/uarchives/woodwardf.html "Inventory to the Records of the Rutgers University Office of the Secretary (Carl Raymond Woodward), 1928-1943"], [[Rutgers University]], May 2002. Accessed February 2, 2022. "Dr. Carl Raymond Woodward was born July 20, 1890, in Tennent, New Jersey. He attended Freehold High School in New Jersey, graduating in 1906."</ref>
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